So its been a while since I've had some time to do blog stuff and so this comes a little bit later than i had hoped but the first in a series about the recent ART of War tournament in Bristol. Not only did we attend in good spirits, but we actually got invited to 'cover' the event by way of our channel. We would still do the Battle reports and tournament review as usual, but we would also be getting the opportunity to do a bit more to promote the event and to show how awesome going to events is for war gamers, and how fun it can be. With this in mind our vision for the tournament coverage was to provide:

List Reviews

Draw sneak peek

Table #1 Livestream

Short (& Friendly) Player Interviews

Bat Reps

Mid-Tournament (& Saturday evening shenanigans) Videos and Snippets

We were very excited about this and want to share with you everything we managed to get up to. As you might expect, with playing in the tournament as well we had very little time to actually do the rest, but still managed a fair amount so hopefully we have done the tournament some sort of justice! Thanks once again to Callum (@'cm284') & Shane @The golden dwarf) for giving us the opportunity to help out, and for running a truly superb event. I don't think we've received any negative feedback on it and i know that everyone had a great time and especially commented on how good the atmosphere was which i think is a testament to them both! Great people, Nice prizes, and good times had by all - and 80 players, meaning it was officially the biggest singles tourney in the UK!

Anyway, the main thing we wanted to get across to people was how easy going this tournament was - especially to new players, which we were this time last year. We attended simply as players last year and it was our first tournament. Not knowing what to expect, we turned up very anxious (and also excited), but this quickly changed and we had a great time. Big shout out to @Fthunder who was my first opponent back then, gave me a proper schooling in my first ever tournament game (20-0) but then sat with me and talked the game and some other tactics through, making me feel very welcome and not just upset that I couldn't hack it at tourneys. This I think helped me to just relax and play the rest of my games in the right spirit - and i think that was not a special case at this event, in either years. So yeah, good job in organising an event that is suitable for noobs (like we were last year), gamer's, average players and elite players alike.

So, first up from our point of view were the list 'review' and revealing the draw to the public! Here are the videos for those of you that missed it...

Apologies for the echo sound on this one, first time we have used skype so bare with us lol

Plenty more to come from this event too, but we'll leave you with that for now! [Read More]

On this week's episode of MGR, Andrew and Paul are joined by Edward Murdoch a.k.a ScottishKnight and Tom Uden to discuss the opening draw for the forthcoming Scottish Championships 2019! Tune in to hear a round-up of the 1st round draw, list reviews and predictions, as well as tournament information, sponsors and more!

On this week's episode of MGR, we're joined by another of the Wildlings crew, Fras (Cam), where we recall the exploits of the Scottish Wildlings at the Art of War II event at Bristol. Tune in to hear how our 5 guys did at this 80 man tournament, where we took on the Vale Renegades in a grudge match Round 1! Did we acquit ourselves with honor on the battlefield or were we committing seppuku in the car park by the end of day 2? Tune in to find out!

The Scottish 9th Age Facebook page for updates and news about forthcoming tournaments and events here

On this week's episode of MGR, we review the WDG AB in all it's glory. We discuss the good, the bad and the ugly. So grab a beer and tune in to your two favourite edjits North of the wall to hear us blather about the first fully re-worked AB! Better late than never!

The Scottish 9th Age Facebook page for updates and news about forthcoming tournaments and events here

Carrying on our Quickstarter adventures and we have been given the task of fighting some battles as part of the QS Play testing league that has been set up. We have the wonderful privilege of fighting with all 8 armies that were selected, in some specific match-ups. We of course jumped at the chance for some more Quick-starter fun, as we had a blast last time and really enjoy the quirkyness and challenge of the types of battles that these encourage.

So, we have 3 bat reps of battles we did privately and one Livestream battle on our friend @piteglios channel "The Veil of the Ages". All of the actual battles were done in under an hour and even the livestream was recorded in record time, showing that they are quick and easy to get your head around and play - especially if our feeble minds can get to grips with it haha. But most importantly, these are fun games that will really help to encourage new players into our wonderful game, so lets all support it as best we can.

Anyway, too much cheese for my liking so lets get on with it shall we: